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[Nostradamus]

Dypsis baroniiScientific Name: Dypsis baronii
Synonym: Chrysalidocarpus baronii
Dypsis baronii

Min. Temperature: 28°F (-2°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Light shade
Origin: Madagascar
Leaf: Pinnate,
Trunk: clustering green crownshaft,
Fruit:
Seed:

 

[Nostradamus]

Cabada PalmScientific Name: Dypsis cabadae
Synonym: Chrysalidocarpus cabadae
Dypsis cabadae

Size: Up to 30 feet tall (9 m) up to 20 feet in diameter (6 m)
Min. Temperature: 30°F (-1°C)
Water Requirements: Moderate water
Sun Requirements: Light shade, mature trees will take full sun
Origin: Probably Madagascar
Germination: 1 to 2 months
Leaf: Pinnate, 6 to 10 leaves, in 3 vertical rows, 120 leaflets, 8 to 11 feet long (2.4 to 3.3 m).
Trunk: clustering grayish green, Swollen base, green with light colored rings, 5 inches in diameter (12.5 cm).
Flower: Yellow male and female flowers on the same inflorescence. Flower stalk coming from among the leaves, 5 feet long (1.5 m).
Fruit: red. 0.5 inch long (1.2 cm). oval.
Seed:

 

[Nostradamus]

Manambe palmScientific Name: Dypsis decipiens
Dypsis decipiens

Min. Temperature: 26°F (-3°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Light shade
Origin: Madagascar
Leaf: Pinnate,
Fruit:
Seed:

 

[Nostradamus]

Dypsis leptocheilosScientific Name: Dypsis leptocheilos
Dypsis leptocheilos

Min. Temperature: 28°F (-2°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Light shade
Origin: Madagascar
Leaf: Pinnate,
Fruit:
Seed:

 

[Nostradamus]

Butterfly Palm, Areca Palm, Golden Cane PalmScientific Name: Dypsis lutescens (H. Wendl.) Beentje & Dransf.
Synonym: Areca lutescens, Chrysalidocarpus lutescens
Dypsis lutescens

Size: Up to 25 feet tall (7.5 m) Up to 12 feet in diameter (5 m), bigger if it is a large clump
Min. Temperature: 26°F (-3°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water with good drainage
Sun Requirements: Full sun to shade
Origin: Madagascar
Germination: Germinate easily and rapidly when fresh
Leaf: Pinnate, 6 to 8 pale green leaves per stem, 80 to 100 leaflets, to 8 feet long (2.4 m). Yellow if grown with enough light, 2 feet long (60 cm).
Trunk: clustering Greenish gray crownshaft, Ringed, 3 to 5 inches in diameter (7 to 12 cm).
Flower: Yellow male and female flowers on the same inflorescence.. Flower stalk coming from below the leaves.
Fruit: yellow to purple. 0.75 inches (2 cm). Oval.
Seed: Dark red. Oval.

 

[Nostradamus]

Dypsis madagascariensisScientific Name: Dypsis madagascariensis
Synonym: Chrysalidocarpus madagascariensis
Dypsis madagascariensis

Size: Up to 25 feet (7.5 m)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Full sun to light shade
Origin: Madagascar, Nosi be Island
Germination: Germinate easily when fresh.
Leaf: Pinnate, Plumose,
Trunk: clustering Grey with rings, Over 6 inches in diameter (15 cm).
Fruit: Oval 0.75 inches (2 cm).
Seed: 0.5 inches (1.2 cm).

 

[Nostradamus]

Oil PalmScientific Name: Elaeis guineensis Jacq.
Elaeis guineensis

Size: Up to 50 feet tall (15 m) up to 30 feet in diameter (9 m)
Min. Temperature: 28°F (-2°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Sun to light shade
Origin: West Africa
Germination: Sometimes hard to germinate.
Leaf: Pinnate, 40 to 50 green, plumose leaves with 250 to 300 leaflets, 12 to 16 feet long (3.6 to 5m). 2 to 5 feet long, armed.
Trunk: No crownshaft, Up to 16 inches in diameter (40 cm), Up to 16 inches in diameter (40 cm).
Flower: cream male and female flowers on different inflorescences.. Flower stalk coming from among the lower leaves.
Fruit: Depending on the variety, yellow turning red or black when ripe. 2 inches in diameter (5 cm).
Seed: 1 inch long. pointed at one end.

 

[Nostradamus]

Cuban Belly PalmScientific Name: Gastrococos crispa (Kunth) H.E. Moore
Gastrococos crispa

Size: Up to 45 feet tall (14 m) 20 feet in diameter (6 m)
Min. Temperature: 23°F (-5°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water
Sun Requirements: Full sun to light shade
Origin: Cuba
Germination: Germination can be difficult. Seedlings grow relatively fast.
Leaf: Pinnate, 15 to 22 leaves, dark green above, lighter somewhat bluish below. 220 leaflets, 7 to 9 feet long (2 to 2.7 m). Spiny waxy petiole, 3 feet long (90 cm).
Trunk: No crownshaft, Swollen at or above mid height. Thin rings, often spiny., 8 to 16 inches in diameter (20 to 40 cm).
Flower: Woody spiny persistant spath covered with fuzz.. Flower stalk coming from among the leaves, 5 feet long (1.5 m).
Fruit: yellowish brown. 1 inch in diameter (2.5 cm). round.
Seed: round.

 

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Llume, Maya PalmScientific Name: Gaussia maya (O.F. Cook) H.J. Quero & Read
Synonym: Opsiandra maya
Gaussia maya

Size: Up to 50 feet (15 m) 15 feet in diameter (4.5 m)
Min. Temperature: 28°F (-2°C)
Water Requirements: Regular water, humid air
Sun Requirements: Light shade
Origin: Yucatan, Guatemala, Belize
Germination: 2 months
Leaf: Pinnate, 5 to 7 erect plumose leaves, 160 leaflets. Leaflets fall from older leaves, before the leaf itself falls, Up to 9 feet long (2.7 m). 4 feet long (1.2 m).
Trunk: Smooth, light grayish brown, strongly raised rings, roots visible at the base., 8 inches in diameter at the base (20 cm) tapering to 5 inches (12.5 cm) at the top.
Flower: Greenish white male and female flowers on the same inflorescence.. Flower stalk coming from well below the crown, 3 feet long (90 cm).
Fruit: whitish turning red when ripe. 0.75 inch in diameter. fruit flesh should not be handled with bare hands..
Seed:

 

[Nostradamus]

Dainty Lady PalmScientific Name: Guihaia argyrata
Guihaia argyrata

Size: Up to 4 feet (120 cm)
Min. Temperature: 18°F (-8°C)
Water Requirements: Moderate water
Sun Requirements: Full sun to light shade
Origin: South China
Leaf: Palmate, Green above, bright silvery white below,
Trunk: clustering Very short if any,
Flower: Flower stalk coming from among the leaf bases.
Fruit: Black when ripe. round.
Seed: round.